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2021 Kabul airlift. Large-scale evacuations of foreign citizens and some vulnerable Afghan citizens took place amid the withdrawal of US and NATO forces at the end of the 2001–2021 war in Afghanistan. The Taliban took control of Kabul and declared victory on 15 August 2021, and the NATO-backed Islamic Republic of Afghanistan collapsed.
Battle of Qala-i-Jangi. 25 November 2001. 1 December 2001. Qala-i-Jangi District. Battle: It began with the uprising of Taliban prisoners held at Qala-i-Jangi fortress and escalated into one of the bloodiest engagements of the war in Afghanistan. Battle of Takur Ghar. 4 March 2002. 5 March 2002. The peak of Takur Ghar.
This is a list of notable engagements during the Israel–Hamas war, encompassing land, naval, and air engagements, covering events which took place or began during the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel on the 7 October, events and immediately afterwards, Israel's declaration of war on 8 October, the imposition of the 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, and active operations in the Gaza Strip.
On 6 April, four Israeli soldiers were killed in an ambush in Khan Yunis. Two days later, the Qassam Brigades military media published the operation, which they had named the "Ambush of the Righteous", depicting a complex and meticulously planned attack with several phases. On 7 April, all Israeli forces withdrew from Khan Yunis.
A suicide bombing took place at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 26 August 2021, at 17:50 local time (13:20 UTC ), [11] during the evacuation from Afghanistan. [1] [6] [12] [13] At least 183 people were killed, including 170 Afghan civilians and 13 members of the United States military, [14] [4] the first American ...
2021 Kabul airport attack - Hamid Karzai International Airport was attacked by suicide bombers and gunmen; the attack was claimed by Islamic State – Khorasan Province. It was the deadliest day for the US military (13 killed) in Afghanistan since 2011. 18 September 2021. Kabul and Jalalabad. At least 7.
Names. This twenty-year armed conflict (2001–2021) is referred to as the War in Afghanistan[93]in order to distinguish it from the country's various other wars,[94]notably the ongoing Afghan conflictof which it was a part,[95]and the Soviet–Afghan War.
Battle of Kunduz (2021) / 36.728611; 68.868056. The Battle of Kunduz took place between the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and the Taliban for control of the city of Kunduz. The fighting started in late June [17] and lasted until the city was overrun by the Taliban on 8 August. [10]